Tater Tot Casserole with Shredded Beef
Tater Tot Casserole with Shredded Beef has shredded cooked roast beef and BBQ sauce, topped with tater tots and cheese until baked to a golden brown crunchiness.
It’s such an easy weeknight meal.
Shredded Beef Tater Tot Casserole Recipe
I don’t know about you, but I’m all about easy tater tot casserole recipes with beef especially ones that use my leftover beef roasts!
Anything that I can make in one skillet and then pop into the oven is a winner in my book….especially if it’s loaded with meat.
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My guys are definitely carnivores, so this roast beef meal is right up their alley.
I also make a similar Taco Tater Tot Casserole, a favorite at my house.
INGREDIENTS For beef TATER TOT CASSEROLE
- Shredded leftover roast beef
- Tater tots
- Mexican corn with peppers
- Diced tomatoes with green chilies
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Yellow onion
- Green onions
- Barbecue sauce
- Seasoning – Granulated garlic, ground cumin, Barbecue seasoning blend
- Olive oil
Recipe TIPS
- Make sure the tater tots are nice and golden brown before removing the casserole from the oven so they have a crispy exterior.
- Use other fully cooked meat instead of roast beef, if desired. Pulled pork or cooked rotisserie chicken would also be delicious in this recipe.
HOW TO MAKE SHREDDED BEEF TATER TOT CASSEROLE
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Add a swish of olive oil in a large, heavy-duty skillet over medium-high heat.
When the oil is nicely hot, add the shredded roast beef, cooking it until just browned and a bit crispy, 3-4 minutes.
Add the barbecue sauce, corn, tomatoes, barbecue seasoning, garlic, and cumin to the beef.
Mix well and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes; sprinkle with 1 cup of shredded cheese. Arrange the tater tots on top.
Bake for 25 minutes until the tater tots are crispy and golden brown.
Sprinkle with the remaining cup of shredded cheese during the last 5 minutes of baking time.
Garnish with a drizzle of BBQ sauce and chopped green onions and serve at once.
WHICH TOOLS HELP MAKE THIS RECIPE?
My favorite type of heavy-duty skillet is a Lodge 12-inch cast iron skillet.
I love how cast iron really holds the heat so it can give superior browning to meat – this adds tons of flavor!
Wooden cutting board – for slicing the roast beef, it’s nice to have a large cutting board that has a channel around the edge on one side.
The channel is where the juices from the meat can gather, keeping them from running off the cutting board and making a mess.
MORE FAVORITE RECIPES TO ENJOY –
Cheesy Baked Pasta with Boursin Cheese is a luscious one-pan meal that we really enjoy, and so is Roast Pork Tenderloin and Potato Skillet.
For a creamy and rich pasta skillet that doesn’t disappoint, give Bubble Up Tortellini with Creamy Meat Sauce a try.
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Shredded Beef Tater Tot Casserole
Ingredients
- 3-4 cups cooked shredded leftover roast beef
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- olive oil
- 16 oz bottle barbecue sauce
- 14 oz can Mexican corn with peppers drained
- 10 oz can tomatoes with green chilies drained
- 1 Tbs. your favorite barbecue seasoning blend
- 1 tsp. granulated garlic
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 30 oz. bag tater tots
- 2 green onions thinly sliced, green parts only, for garnishing
- barbecue sauce for garnishing
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- In a large heavy-duty skillet over medium high heat, add a swish of olive oil. When the oil is nicely hot, add the shredded roast beef, cooking it until just browned and a bit crispy, 3-4 minutes.
- To the beef, add the barbecue sauce, corn, tomatoes, barbecue seasoning, garlic, and cumin. Mix well, and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes; sprinkle with 1 cup of shredded cheese. Arrange the tater tots on top.
- Bake for 25 minutes until the tater tota are crispy and golden brown. Sprinkle with the remaining cup of shredded cheese during the last 5 minutes of baking time.
- Garnish with chopped green onions and serve at once.
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